They gave him the night off. Lindstrom took his spot for the night. No injury!!!!!!!!!!!

Laelandmichelle

Whew… had me worried. Lindstrom’s made good use of his opportunity though…

DuBoy

Well then…

Lindstrom made the most of his chance…. 2 goals lolProblem Anderson? I used to like you, but times are a changing.

Ozzy_user

Damn that was a real fun game to watch Always nice to see when avs push their hardest that is does pay off!

Jon

Great effort by the entire team. The worst player on the ice was probably Johnson. Dude turns the puck over constantly, it’s ridiculous. Nice to see a break out game offensively (against Anderson, an added bonus). It’s great to see that they can win these games big and grind out the tough games so far this season. Can’t say enough about Landeskog, O’Reilly and Winnik. These guys are ridiculously good with their sticks when they don’t have the puck, causing turn overs and take aways regularly. Obviously after tonight they can do some things when the puck is on their sticks too.

scottmanjack

maybe its just late and im missing something obvious but how can johnshon be a 0 +/- if he had two assists and OTT only scored one goal? I guess he could have passed the puck and skated off to the bench but considering the were both on the PP i dont see that happening.

Dr. of Hockey Doctor

You just answered you’re own question

The_big_d

lol. I don’t think he realizes that your +/- does not increase on pp goals.

JaredMagno

I was at the game in Ottawa tonight. Few notes:

Giggy looked terrible. Slow, out of position, always behind play, very shaky. 10/15 of the shots were all bad rebounds as well. Very very sketchy.

Kobasew doesnt have any right to play in top 6 or PP. Terrible puck control.

Johnson had a really rough time gaining the line for PP opportunities.

Landy/winny/riley were amazing. Utter enjoyment to watch.

Quincey looked great.

Statsny was invisible.

Lindstrom was a great fit. 4th line for Avs was a great energy line and held zone wonderfully. McClemment and Mcleod really gaver balls to walls.

Duchene had super wheels.

O’Brien is out of shape and many lazy plays. During TV time out I think he coulda used oxygen. sit him and bring up Eilliot.

NickQuebec

i was at the game too ! best player on the ice Daniel Winnik, he was all over the place !

i feel bad for TJ Galiardi ! Sacco doesn’t like him at all … Galiardi deserve better

Osmodiarshazbot

How about the “LOW” (Landeskog, O’reilly, Winnick,and also our THIRD) line? Catchy, no?

SkiCopperMtn

Let’s be fair. This was a game against an awful Senators team, just like last night was against a bad Columbus team. The Avs won a squeaker against Boston, and got seriously outclassed by Detroit. Yeah, they’re 3-1, but it’s a suspect 3-1. I’m not buying into this yet. They got off to a hot start last year too, and then quickly started to fade after New Years.
If they’re still over .500 at Valentine’s Day, then there will be reason for excitement. Until then, this is fool’s gold.

Colorado’s Opponent’s records thus far:

Detroit is 3-0
Boston is 1-3
Columbus is 0-3
Ottawa is 1-3

So, the teams the Avs have beaten are a combined 2-9 on the season. Let’s just wait a bit for the guys to play some of the top teams, and then we’ll know more where they’re at. Right now, most of the Western Conf. is upside down from where it was a year ago. It will not stay like this for long. The cream will eventually rise to the top, and unfortunately the Avs are not the cream.

Thriller2099

You are right, things will eventually even out. But do you remember how hard the Sens fans were chirping us Av fans not to long ago? Let’s enjoy this

SkiCopperMtn

I’m not saying for people to not enjoy it. But really, the Avs haven’t done anything special yet. Yes, the beat the Stanley Cup Champs. But this is obviously not the same Boston team mentally that won game 7 in the Finals. They have many issues, and it wasn’t just against Colorado. It’s been very apparent that they have some kind of hangover right now. The Bruins will figure it out soon enough, there’s too much talent there for them not to.

The Avs defense is impoved, but aside from the Wings, they haven’t played talented offensive teams yet, so Varly and Giguere have really had it easy. Varly’s SO against Boston had to be the easiest shutout I’ve witnessed in 15 years. And Giguere wasn’t tested at all by Ottawa.

Montreal will be a decent measuring stick. It’s an intimidating place to play for many young players. But until we see the Avs against the likes of Vancouver, Chicago, San Jose, Washington, Pittsburgh, Philly, Calgary, etc….we don’t know anything. They won’t have played a division game until game # 9. That’s when things get interesting.

Markblum

Calgary? Have you been watching hockey lately because last time I checked they suck. And as for Varlomov’s shutout being easy did you see the shot by Milan Lucic in the last five minutes of the game, amazing save by Varlomov.

Eric

The poster likely said Calgary because traditionally the Avs do not play the Flames well.

And one save on Lucic does not make for a tough night.

Maybe you should watch more hockey yourself instead of drinking Kroenke’s Kool-Aid.

Markblum

Varlomov had to make many difficult saves throughout the game that was just one of the best ones. In the first Marchand had a two on one and shot hi glove side, Varlomov had to make a tough glove save. Later on he had to make a left pad save on a mini break away. He had to make a blocker save on very good shot. There are more examples, 30 saves is by no means an easy night for a goalie. Even if all of those shots were coming from the outside, which they weren’t, it wouldn’t be an easy night.

Cody

Im not getting ahead of myself but when you win a game in the NHL 7-1 its a good sign of things. I don’t care who the team is. Im not predicting the Avs will be a playoff threat or anything but these first few games show that the AVs are clearly on a better level then a lottery team.

Eric

Everyone thought that last year the Avs were playoff bound. Then they hit the skids in February and the season was over and they were a lottery team. It’s more likely that that will be their fate this year too.

And if you say they’re on a better level than a lottery team, then you’re insinuating they’ll make the playoffs. Before that you said they likely won’t be a playoff threat.

Okay…..then which is it? You can’t have it both ways.

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Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.

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